Its story

HIP 78803 has a visual magnitude of about 5.96: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for HIP 78803: right ascension 16h 5m 16s, declination −56° 20′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Circinus constellation (IAU figure Cir).

HIP 78803. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 78803, HD 143796, Gaia DR3 5836171681271105664. In the SkyKeepsake Circinus (Cir) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.